COMPOSITE LOCK

• US 20120306617A1
• Filed: 08/02/2011
• Published: 12/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Deutron Electronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: Deutron Electronics Corporation
• Inventors: Tung, Chia-Chun
• Application Number:
  US13/196,621
• Publication Number:
  US 20120306617A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.54
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00571 operated by interacting with a central unit

Abstract

A composite lock includes a lock control unit and a Bluetooth unit. The Bluetooth unit is connected to the lock control unit, and the Bluetooth unit controls the lock control unit according to a result of pairing and authentication with a handheld unit, so as to enable the composite lock to be in a locking state or an unlocking state.

Claims

1. A composite lock, for being used with a handheld unit, the composite lock comprising:

a lock control unit for controlling the composite lock to be in a locking state or an unlocking state; and

a Bluetooth unit, connected to the lock control unit, wherein the Bluetooth unit is for connecting with the handheld unit, the handheld unit is for receiving a returned signal, and the Bluetooth unit is for transmitting an unlocking signal or a locking signal to the lock control unit according to the returned signal, so as to control the composite lock.

2. The composite lock according to claim 1, wherein the lock control unit comprises an electronic lock, the electronic lock comprises a solenoid valve and a latch, and when the lock control unit receives the unlocking signal, the solenoid valve actuates the latch to move from an extended position to a retracted position, and the composite lock is in the unlocking state.

3. The composite lock according to claim 1, wherein the lock control unit comprises a mechanical lock and a protective cover, and when the lock control unit receives the locking signal, the protective cover moves from a covering position to an exposing position, and the composite lock is in the unlocking state.

4. The composite lock according to claim 1, further comprising a verification device, wherein the Bluetooth unit dials a telephone number to reach a remote control device through the handheld unit, the remote control device returns a verification signal to the handheld unit, the handheld unit returns the verification signal to the verification device, the verification device generates a verification code according to the verification signal, the Bluetooth unit transmits the unlocking signal to the lock control unit according to the verification code, so as to enable the composite lock to be in the unlocking state.

5. The composite lock according to claim 4, wherein the verification device is a Dual Tone Multi Frequency (DTMF) decoder, and the DTMF decoder receives a DTMF signal and converts the DTMF signal into a digital signal.

6. The composite lock according to claim 1, wherein the composite lock comprises a sensing device, the sensing device is connected to the lock control unit, the sensing device receives a sensing signal, the sensing device generates a triggering signal, and the Bluetooth unit is used to perform connection with the handheld unit.

7. The composite lock according to claim 6, further comprising an alarm, wherein the sensing device receives the sensing signal, and when handheld unit is not detected by the Bluetooth unit, the alarm sends out an alarm.

8. The composite lock according to claim 6, wherein the lock control unit comprises an electronic lock and a mechanical lock, the electronic lock comprises a solenoid valve and a latch, when the mechanical lock is unlocked, the sensing device generates the triggering signal, the Bluetooth unit transmits the unlocking signal to the lock control unit, and when the lock control unit receives the unlocking signal, the solenoid valve actuates the latch to move from an extended position to a retracted position, and the composite lock is in the unlocking state.

9. The composite lock according to claim 1, wherein the Bluetooth unit judges, according to an estimated distance, whether the estimated distance is smaller than a threshold value, and if the estimated distance is smaller than the threshold value, the Bluetooth unit transmits the unlocking signal to the lock control unit, so as to control the composite lock to be in the unlocking state.

10. The composite lock according to claim 1, wherein the Bluetooth unit requests the handheld unit to input a password, and when the password input by the handheld unit is correct, the Bluetooth unit transmits the unlocking signal to the lock control unit.